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CHAMPS Group Purchasing and Schwebel Baking Company recently renewed their custom contract for bakery products for three more years. The custom contract with Schwebel’s is available to all CHAMPS members.

Service area for CHAMPS members is the entire state of Ohio and specific counties in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

“CHAMPS is extremely pleased to announce the renewal of our custom contract with Schwebel Baking Company,” said Jan Elder, director of contracting services. “For more than a decade, Schwebel’s has provided CHAMPS’ members GPO pricing on their full line of fresh baked bread products. Our ongoing partnership reflects CHAMPS’ commitment to serve our membership by contracting with important regional suppliers. Schwebel’s recently expanded its service area and now delivers to members throughout the entire state of Ohio, as well as areas of Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. We look forward to offering the benefits of this contract to our members in these newly served areas.”

Members receive GPO pricing for breads, buns, rolls and more on the Schwebel’s brands, including Schwebel’s, Italiano, Country Hearth, Roman Meal, Sun-Maid and Cinnabon.

“We are pleased to announce the renewal of our CHAMPS contract effective October 1, 2015,” said Alyson Winick, Schwebel Baking Company executive vice president. “As always Schwebel’s will be providing CHAMPS members with the highest quality and best service available in the market. We encourage members to visit our website at www.schwebels.com to view products and nutritional information. We look forward to working with CHAMPS the next three years.”

About CHAMPS Group Purchasing
CHAMPS Group Purchasing leverages the purchasing power of 7,000+ member locations across the United States allowing them access to significant savings in product categories, including medical supplies, foodservice, wireless, office supplies and facility maintenance. As an owner of Premier, one of the largest buying groups in the country, CHAMPS sponsors its members allowing them access to more than $40 billion in purchasing volume, 2,000+ agreements, GPO contract management and unparalleled customer service. It’s simple to start realizing significant savings - with zero fees and no cost to join - the sign-up process is seamless. CHAMPS is honored to be named as one of The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces in 2014 and 2015, as well as to ERC’s NorthCoast 99 List in 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015. For more, visit champsgpo.com.

About Schwebel Baking Company
A family-owned, Ohio company, Schwebel Baking Company has been providing quality baked goods since 1906. Currently, Schwebel's is completing major system-wide upgrades to its bakery operations, transportation fleet, distribution facilities, and information technology. Schwebel's is focused and poised to take advantage of the trends and opportunities in the 21st century. For more, visit www.schwebels.com.